HISTORY OF SOUTH SULAWESI
Before the Proclamation of the Republic of Indonesia, South Sulawesi consisted of a number of independent kingdoms inhabited by four ethnic groups, namely; Bugis, Makassar, Mandar and Toraja.
There were three large kingdoms with wide influence, namely Luwu, Gowa and Bone, which in the XVI and XVII centuries reached their glory and had trade and friendly relations with Europeans, Indians, Chinese, Malays and Arabs.
After independence, Law Number 21 of 1950 was issued where South Sulawesi became the Administrative province of Sulawesi and then in 1960 it became the autonomous region of South and Southeast Sulawesi based on Law Number 47 of 1960. The separation of South Sulawesi from the autonomous region of South and Southeast Sulawesi was stipulated by Law Number 13 In 1964, it became the autonomous region of South Sulawesi.
According to historical records of South Sulawesi culture, there were three large kingdoms that once had a wide influence, namely the Kingdoms of Luwu, Gowa and Bone, in addition to a number of small kingdoms that were allied with large kingdoms, but still survived autonomously. In contrast to the formation of other provinces in Indonesia, South Sulawesi was formed into a single administrative region at the provincial level, based on the will and pledge of the kings and local people as well as joining the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia, so that South Sulawesi became one of the provinces in Indonesia as regulated in Law Number 21 in 1950 and Makassar as the center of government.
With this law, the South Sulawesi Administrative Region is divided into 21 level II autonomous regions and 2 (two) municipalities, namely Makassar and Parepare. The status of the Administrative Province of Sulawesi ended in 1960 which was stipulated by Law Number 47 of 1960 and autonomously divided Sulawesi into South Southeast Sulawesi Province with the capital Makassar and North-Central Sulawesi Province with the capital Manado.
Four years later the separation of the South and Southeast Sulawesi regions was stipulated in II Number 13 of 1964 and South Sulawesi officially became an autonomous region and continued to be perfected with the enactment of Law No. 5 of 1974 concerning the principles of regional government which combines the administrative areas of autonomous regions in one name, namely Regional Level II or Municipality and Regional
Province Level I of South Sulawesi
Furthermore, the Level I Province of South Sulawesi is divided into 23 Regencies/Municipalities and 2 (two) Administrative Cities, namely Palopo in Luwu Regency and Watampone in Bone Regency. Meanwhile, what is very significant is the change in the name of the capital of South Sulawesi Province from Makassar to Ujung Pandang as stipulated in PP Number 51 of 1971 in the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 65 of 1971.
GEOGRAPHY:
The location of the South Sulawesi region is 0o12′ – 8′ South Latitude and 116o48′ – 122o36′ East Longitude, bordered by the North of West Sulawesi, the East of Bone Bay and Southeast Sulawesi, the West of the Makassar Strait, the South of the Flores Sea.
The area of South Sulawesi is 46,717.48 km2 with a population in 2012 ¬+ 8,214,779 people with a population density of 175.84 people/km2 spread across 24 regencies/cities, namely 21 regencies and 3 municipalities, 304 sub-districts and 2,953 villages/kelurahan , which has 4 regional tribes, namely the Bugis, Makassar, Mandar and Toraja tribes.
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
South Sulawesi’s economy in quarter II-2023 compared to quarter II-2022 experienced growth of 5.00 percent (y-on-y);
South Sulawesi’s economy in the second quarter of 2023 experienced growth of 8.09 percent (q-to-q) compared to the previous quarter;
South Sulawesi Economy Semester I-2023 Grows 5.14 Percent (c-to-c);
Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) based on current prices in the second quarter of 2023 reached IDR 165.05 trillion and based on constant prices in 2010 reached IDR 94.90 trillion.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
South Sulawesi’s economy in quarter II-2023 compared to quarter II-2022 experienced growth of 5.00 percent (y-on-y);
South Sulawesi’s economy in the second quarter of 2023 experienced growth of 8.09 percent (q-to-q) compared to the previous quarter;
South Sulawesi Economy Semester I-2023 Grows 5.14 Percent (c-to-c);
Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) based on current prices in the second quarter of 2023 reached IDR 165.05 trillion and based on constant prices in 2010 reached IDR 94.90 trillion.